behead – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of behead

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to behead
Participle: beheaded
Gerund: beheading

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: be*head"

Indicative

Present

Ibehead
thoubehead(e)st
he;she;itbeheadeth; beheads
webehead
yebehead
theybehead

Preterit (Past)

Ibeheaded
thoubeheaded(e)st
he;she;itbeheaded
webeheaded
yebeheaded
theybeheaded

Subjunctive

Present

Ibehead
thoubehead
he;she;itbehead
webehead
yebehead
theybehead

Preterit (Past)

Ibeheaded
thoubeheaded(e)st
he;she;itbeheaded
webeheaded
yebeheaded
theybeheaded

Imperative

thoubehead
yebehead

Notes:

  • Compound forms (perfect, pluperfect) are formed either with 'have' or 'be'.
  • Future is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'will'.
  • Conditional is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'would'.
  • Continuous forms are formed with auxiliary 'be' and gerund. Sometimes the gerund is preceded by 'a-'
  • Plural forms in present lost the '-en' ending, and was used only as a stylistic affectation to indicate rural or old-fashioned speech.